Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius [Pallas, 1771] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Charadriiformes
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Family: Charadriidae |
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BTO Codes:
IP, SOCPL
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EURING No: 4910 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
28 cm
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Wingspan: 73 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 220 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: vannus a winnowing fan (in ref. to its floppy flight) and L.: gregarius=gregarious |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: sc Russia, WINTERS: Middle East, ne Africa |
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Habitat:
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Dry steppe |
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Diet:
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Insects, esp beetles, grasshoppers, caterpillars |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Lancashire, c. 1860
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
38
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Most Likely to Occur in:
September to November
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Orkney
(1969),
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North-east England:
Northumberland
(1971),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
(1993),
Northamptonshire
(1988),
Nottinghamshire
(1978),
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Eastern England:
Cambridgeshire
(1991),
Essex
(2005),
Hertfordshire
(1961),
Lincolnshire
(1993),
Norfolk
(1993),
Suffolk
(2000),
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South-east England:
Berkshire
(1991),
Hampshire
(1986),
Isle of Wight
(1980),
Kent
(1998),
Greater London
(2005),
Oxfordshire
(1980),
East Sussex
(2001),
West Sussex
(1985),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(1987),
Devon
(1963),
Dorset
(1995),
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Wales:
Gower
(1984),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Sociable Lapwing | |
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Previously Chettusia gregaria
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Cwtiad Heidiol |
| Danish: Steppevibe | Dutch: Steppekievit |
| Finnish: Arohyyppä | French: Vanneau sociable |
| German: Steppenkiebitz | Hungarian: Lilebíbic |
| Icelandic: Steppuvepja | Irish: Pilibín Ealtúil |
| Italian: Pavoncella gregaria | Norwegian: Steppevipe |
| Polish: Czajka towarzyska | Portuguese: Abibe-gregário |
| Spanish: Chorlito social | Swedish: Stäppvipa |
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